The General Staff reported hitting two tankers, the patrol ship "Svetlyak", and an oil refinery in the Russian Federation
Kyiv • UNN
On the night of July 17, the Defense Forces struck military targets of the Russian Federation. Two tankers, the patrol ship "Svetlyak", an oil terminal, and the "Slavneft-Yanos" refinery were hit.
Ukrainian forces struck two tankers, a tugboat, the patrol ship "Svetlyak", an oil terminal, the "Slavneft-Yanos" refinery, and other enemy military targets, UNN reports, citing the General Staff's summary.
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As reported by the General Staff, on July 16 and the night of July 17, 2026, as part of reducing the military-economic potential of the Russian aggressor, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of important enemy military and military-economic targets.
Also struck were two tankers (one of them a gas carrier) and one tugboat in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
The tankers are used to transport Russian oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas in circumvention of international sanctions, as well as to transport fuel for the interests of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
Separately, the patrol ship of Project 10410 "Svetlyak" was struck in Kerch (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).
Ships of Project 10410 "Svetlyak" are designed for patrolling sea areas, escorting ships and vessels, and can also be involved in tasks to support the operations of the naval forces and other law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation.
Also struck were the oil terminal "TES-Terminal-1" and a fuel and lubricants warehouse in Kerch (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).
Additionally, the oil depot "Shakhtarsk" in Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region, was struck.
A railway bridge over the Kalmius River near Staromaryivka, Donetsk region, and a road bridge near Kozyno, Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which the enemy uses for military logistics, were struck.
Also on July 16, a strike was carried out on the oil refinery "Slavneft-Yanos" in Yaroslavl (Yaroslavl region, Russian Federation).
A hit on the facility was recorded, followed by a fire on the enterprise's territory.
The extent of damage and results of the strike are being clarified.
The General Staff added that "Slavneft-YANOS" is one of the largest oil refineries of the Russian Federation and the largest refinery in the central part of the country. The average processing volume is about 15 million tons of oil per year. The enterprise produces motor gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, lubricants, bitumen, and other petroleum products, which are used, in particular, to meet the needs of the military-industrial complex and the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
Also struck were an enemy materiel warehouse in the Pokrovsk area and an enemy command observation post in the Novotroitske area of Donetsk region